TJ Admissions question

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but lowest percentage of happy parents who felt their kid "deserved" to get in.

This always had nothing to do with gifted education and everything to do with privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but students who were not admitted at those schools had higher scores than students who were admitted at the weaker schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but students who were not admitted at those schools had higher scores than students who were admitted at the weaker schools.

Or at least that is the thinking that is causing people to switch to those schools for the 8th grade year.
The numbers were even higher for these feeder schools before they adopted the minimum quota per school.

[Anonymous]

How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

[Anonymous]

Is it too late to apply for 2023-2024 school year? My daughter is in 8th grade right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it too late to apply for 2023-2024 school year? My daughter is in 8th grade right now.

Yes.
Application was due 11/18.
https://www.fcps.edu/registration/thomas-jefferson-high-school-science-and-technology-admissions/tjhsst-freshman

You could always see if your counselor can work any magic though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Highest admission rate does not mean you'll have a better chance of admission at that MS. Past statistics do not equate to future chance. In other words, TJ does not hold applicants from Langley/McLean feeders in higher regard than, say, applicants from Whitman MS.

Sorry but that's exactly what it means. I really can't stand that some parents feel they can improve their odds by misleading others. It's so disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

The top 1.5% are determined using a merit system. The old method was a quota system based on access to test answers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but students who were not admitted at those schools had higher scores than students who were admitted at the weaker schools.

Well, if that is true, and there's no real evidence of that, some schools are demonstrably better than others. Many people pay hundreds of thousands more to live in those school boundaries. It isn't right to penalize kids who are just as bright but lack the same advantages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

The top 1.5% are determined using a merit system. The old method was a quota system based on access to test answers.

What criteria merit system includes? Just GPA? I would think there will be lot of kids with 4.0 GPA. Also, does the GPA of AAP kids will be different than non-aap kids who is looking to apply?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

The top 1.5% are determined using a merit system. The old method was a quota system based on access to test answers.

What criteria merit system includes? Just GPA? I would think there will be lot of kids with 4.0 GPA. Also, does the GPA of AAP kids will be different than non-aap kids who is looking to apply?

Look at the link posted above for the info on FCPS selection process. GPA, math level floor and an honors course # floor. No, GPA of all kids is counted the same - no weighting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

The top 1.5% are determined using a merit system. The old method was a quota system based on access to test answers.

What criteria merit system includes? Just GPA? I would think there will be lot of kids with 4.0 GPA. Also, does the GPA of AAP kids will be different than non-aap kids who is looking to apply?

Look at the link posted above for the info on FCPS selection process. GPA, math level floor and an honors course # floor. No, GPA of all kids is counted the same - no weighting.

I have heard anyone taking Alg 1 Hon gets extra credit in GPA calculations. Does anyone know how GPA is calculated to dtermine top 1.5 % strudent in MS? FCPS posts percentage and Grade (A = 93-100), does that mean all students having Grade A will have same GPA? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does FCPs school determines top 1.5% student who gets admitted to TJ due to quota system?

The top 1.5% are determined using a merit system. The old method was a quota system based on access to test answers.

What criteria merit system includes? Just GPA? I would think there will be lot of kids with 4.0 GPA. Also, does the GPA of AAP kids will be different than non-aap kids who is looking to apply?

Look at the link posted above for the info on FCPS selection process. GPA, math level floor and an honors course # floor. No, GPA of all kids is counted the same - no weighting.

I have heard anyone taking Alg 1 Hon gets extra credit in GPA calculations. Does anyone know how GPA is calculated to dtermine top 1.5 % strudent in MS? FCPS posts percentage and Grade (A = 93-100), does that mean all students having Grade A will have same GPA? Thanks!

Yes, taking honor class give you 0.5 points in weighted GPA calculation, the unweighted one still cap at 4. Not sure which GPA they will look at in the application though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but students who were not admitted at those schools had higher scores than students who were admitted at the weaker schools.

That's a big assumption that just shows your bias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent an apartment in one of the school districts.

Another tiger tj parent.

I thought the schools with the highest admit rate were in McLean and Langley feeders.

Yes, but students who were not admitted at those schools had higher scores than students who were admitted at the weaker schools.

That's a big assumption that just shows your bias.

Not that big an assumption, given the drop in number of admissions from those typical feeder schools.